Category Archives: politics

Embracing Death With Compassion This Election Season

But as the daylight succumbs to darkness, And as the Stars exhaust their radiance, Life bestowed returns to blankness, The Law of Existence knows no defiance… ~Life Bestowed Today is All Souls’ Day. In the Christian tradition it is the day when the souls of the faithful departed are commemorated. Serendipitously, it is two days [...]

I Just Casted My Vote for Obama-Biden

I’m not a very political person. I grew up loathing politics in my country of origin. But as a first generation immigrant and a first time voter here in the U.S., this election is very important to me. I followed it since the primaries. I got to know all the candidates. I watched the debates. [...]

In Debt We Trust: A very timely must-see documentary

Growing up in a developing nation gave me the discipline on using credit cards. People in poor countries don’t trust credit cards. I remember getting my first credit card only after I had a good job. But since my parents brought me up with a mindset of living a “debtless” life, up to this day [...]